Jonathan Quinn Barnett

Jonathan Quinn Barnett
Born	1964
Nationality	American
Occupation	Super Yacht Designer
Known for	Octopus
Parent(s)	Judith Quinn and Neil Barnett

Jonathan Quinn Barnett (born 1964) is a super yacht designer from Seattle, Washington. He apprenticed with Ron Holland and Jon Bannenberg for nearly seven years beginning in 1987, and founded Jonathan Quinn Barnett Ltd. (JQB Ltd.) in 1995.

Barnett designed the interior of the 414-foot yacht Octopus in 2003; the interior of MV Kirkland in 1996; and the interior and exterior of Caterpillar Financial–funded super yacht Monarch in 2011.

Barnett was born in 1964 to Judith Quinn and Neil Barnett, a portraitist mother and engineer father, who were linked to his "creative curiosity" in an interview. He obtained his degree in industrial design at the University of Cincinnati, completing a thesis on yacht design after originally focusing on automobile design. He worked with Tom Tjaarda (designer of the De Tomaso Pantera) at Dimensione Design in Italy (1985–1986), and then worked with Industrial Light & Magic, modeling Klingon ships for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

He worked with designer Ron Holland for three months (1986–1987), which led to Barnett's apprenticeship with Jon Bannenberg for nearly seven years beginning in 1987. Barnett later said of his style that, in his career, "if there was one man who influenced me most, it would certainly have to be the late Jon Bannenberg."

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